Perceptions of the Trend of Collaborative Publications

Results from a Survey of Criminal Justice and Criminology Department Chairs

Bibliographic Data

ID15316162
AuthorsRichard Lemke (0000-0002-8989-456X, corresponding author), Lee Michael Johnson, David Jenks
Year2014
Volume26
Issue1
Pages1-21
Publication date2014-05-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10511253.2014.915334
OpenAlexW2049675824
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited15

Department heads are unique academic positions which can bridge the worlds of faculty and administration. As such, they are sometimes in the unique position where their perceptions and experiences can have real-world impact in the realm of assessing a colleague's work, tweaking departmental policies of promotion and advancement, and mentoring. While faculty members of all levels have opinions of collaboration, department heads are the leaders who can actually act upon those perceptions, yet these perceptions have not been examined. This study addresses this gap in a survey of Criminal Justice and Criminology department heads (n = 73). The survey varied authorship order, journal prestige, medium of journal, and also examined co-author prestige. In addition, 12 years of 20 criminal justice journals were coded for solo-authored publications. Results demonstrated differential publication trends between top tier and lower tiered journals, and that department heads attributed these trends as a combination of increasing social research networks and more pragmatic concerns. Of particular interest, is the differential value respondents placed on solo-authored work and collaborative work even when taking into consideration prestige of the journal. AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the reviewers for their contributions to the revisions of the document and to Professor John Fuller for his insight and mentorship in the development in this project

Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Mentorship · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Promotion (chess · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Law · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Radiology practices and education

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